lu                  package:Matrix                  R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     Computes triangular decompositions of matrices.

_U_s_a_g_e:

     lu(x, ...)

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s:

       x: a matrix. No missing values or IEEE special values are
          allowed. 

     ...: further arguments passed to or from other methods.

_D_e_t_a_i_l_s:

     This is a generic function with special methods for different
     types of matrices. Use 'methods("lu")' to list all the methods for
     the 'lu' generic.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     a representation of a triangular decomposition of 'x'.

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     Golub, G., and Van Loan, C. F. (1989). _Matrix Computations,_ 2nd
     edition, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     'qr', 'chol', 'lu.Matrix'

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     x <- Matrix( rnorm(9), 3, 3)
     lu(x)

